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Introduction to Film Studies

Semester:

Spring

Year:

2013

Subject Name:

Communication

Course Number:

140

Institution:

UMass Amherst

The nature and several functions of film, including narrative and nonnarrative approaches to film communication. Topics include: the components of film expression (composition, movement, editing, sound, setting, and acting); designs in screen narrative; film's relationship to other arts and media; and its role as an instrument of social reflection and change.